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Minutes of the REGULAR Meeting of April 7, 2005 |
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To Be Approved |
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A REGULAR meeting of the Library Board was called to order
by Vice Chair, Edward Edwards, at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 7, 2005 at the
Montana Ave. Branch Library, |
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Call to Order |
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PRESENT: |
Boardmember Edwards, Boardmember Field, Boardmember
Oppenheim |
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Roll Call |
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ALSO PRESENT: |
Jon Arenberg, Chair Friends of the Santa Monica Public
Library; |
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No report. |
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Communications from
the Public |
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Boardmember Oppenheim made a motion to approve the minutes
of the Library Board meeting of March 3, 2005. Boardmember Field seconded the motion. The minutes were approved in a unanimous
voice vote. |
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Approval of the
Library Board Minutes |
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Jon Arenberg, Chair Friends of the Santa Monica Public
Library, gave a report of the Friends activities to the Board. At their March
meeting the Friends passed their stub budget (budget for less than a fiscal
year). The Friends have decided to change their fiscal year to coincide with
the Library’s fiscal year from July 1st - June 30th. |
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Report from the
Friends of the Library, a Library Support Group |
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Due to a reduction in funding the Friends have adjusted
some accounts in their budget. They will continue to fund Citywide Reads and
the Summer Reading Program at the full level. Additionally they have
allocated money for a Friends membership drive called Grow the Friends. |
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At their April meeting the Friends will review a business
plan for their bookstore in the new Main Library. Mr. Arenberg reported that
the Friends website is in the process of being revamped. The changes will
allow members to use credit cards to purchase memberships. The Friends
expressed their interest in participating in the selection of the City
Librarian. |
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Mr. Mullen distributed photos of the café art piece
installation Underwater Canopy by
Carl Cheng. The metal framework has been installed. Suspended inside the
metal framework will be transparent glass images of underwater scenes. Mr. Mullen distributed color photos of the
images. The glasswork will not be installed until after the landscaping and
any work that might damage the glass is done. Board discussion followed. |
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Update on the New
Main Library Carl Cheng Underwater Canopy |
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Work that is currently being done in the new Library
facility:
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The Temporary Main Library will soon be set up to accept
credit cards to pay for fines and fees. |
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The Library Board reviewed a letter drafted by Boardmember
Oppenheim to the City Manager and City Council regarding the vacancy left by
retiring City Librarian, Wini Allard. Board discussion followed and revisions
to the letter were made. |
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Letter to the City
Manager Regarding the Vacant City Librarian Position |
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Boardmember Oppenheim made a motion that the letter be
approved as revised. Boardmember Field seconded the motion. The motion passed
in a unanimous voice vote. |
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The Board directed staff to add a discussion of the vacant
City Librarian position to the May agenda. |
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The Board reviewed a follow up on the Huntington Beach
Public Library cell phone use policy. Board discussion followed. The
preference of the Santa Monica Library staff is to continue to deal with
disruptive cell phone users under the current Library Rules of Conduct which
state, “Please do not disrupt the Library with noisy or disorderly conduct”. Under this policy noisy cell phone users can
be asked to leave. |
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Nationwide Current
Library Trends - Review of Library Journal Articles |
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The Library Board asked staff to investigate what precautions
the Library will be required to take to safeguard the Stanton MacDonald
Wright Mural. For example would flash photography be allowed? |
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Three proposals have been received in response to the
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for marketing and public relations
professionals for assistance in the development and production of a marketing
campaign for the grand opening of the new Main Library and the Library’s
ongoing outreach and public education initiatives. |
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Secretary’s Report Marketing Request for
Qualifications |
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The committee responsible for the selection of the
marketing firm met today to discuss the proposals and select firms for
interviews. |
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CALTAC Legislative
Day |
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Tutor.com is a homework help website for youth 4th
- 12th grade. The site matches expert tutors to students, who need
help with homework, using an online chat session or bulletin board. The Santa
Monica Public Library makes tutor.com available for free to students in the
library. The site can also be accessed from home through the online reference
chat Ask Now. |
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Tutor.com |
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Library staff attended a review of the Brown Act workshop.
The workshop covered formulation of agendas and posting of agendas. It
stressed the importance of board and commission meetings being open to the
public. |
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Brown Act Workshop |
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Mr. Mullen thanked Vice Chair Edwards for participating in
the filming of the Library Board’s video update for the annual Board and
Commission video. |
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Board and Commission
Dinner |
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The Board discussed taking a tour of the |
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The Library Board asked that the following items be
included in next Library Board agenda:
museum
requirements for the Stanton MacDonald Wright Mural; discussion of the City Librarian
vacancy; revisit the Library Board’s Patriot Act resolution for modifications. |
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Boardmember Oppenheim moved to adjourn the meeting. Boardmember Field seconded the motion. The motion was approved in a unanimous
voice vote. The meeting was adjourned
at 8:35pm. |
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Adjournment |
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Attest: |
Approved: |
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Kenneth
Breisch |
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Library
Board Chair |
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